Cali Roberson
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2nd Place Winner, Open Division
O-021 Above the Fray by Cali Roberson pencil 14x18 $2000 |
Cali Roberson grew up outside of Oakdale, California
where her parents raised horses and sheep. Her dad worked for a large ranch and
Cali spent a
lot of time working with him, learning how to handle horses and cattle. Her
artistic tendencies were apparent early on and the local butcher shop would put
her finger paintings in the window.
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| O-022 See-It-My-Way by Cali Roberson pencil 10x14 $850 |
At age 11 she began spending summers
living with cutting and cow horse trainers Carl and Kathy Gould. Cali moved with them to Napa, going into home schooling programs to
continue showing horses. She began starting and training her own horses and
working for local ranches during shipping and branding seasons.
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| O-023 Bend by Cali Roberson penink 8x10 $850 |
After taking drawing and art classes in
high school, Cali
realized how passionate she was but still wasn’t sure about making a career of
it. In order to live at home and continue her other passion, showing cow
horses, she went to her local college, CSU Stanislaus. While there, Cali majored in Art and
also received a minor in Business Administration.
After years of trying to work a full-time
job, train her horses, and draw, Cali
decided to make a change. She quit her office job in 2009 to be a full-time
artist. She is married and raising two little girls on their small ranch in Escalon, California.
She continues to train and show her own horses and works part time for a large
cattle ranch. Cali
feels this firsthand knowledge of her subject matter is essential to the
authenticity of her art.
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